I have learned about Geometry basic here, then I want to curious how many polygons or shape in the world at all ? only till to 8 (Octagon) or is there more polygons ?

There are many more! 9 sides? Nonagon, 10 sides? Decagon. And so on and so on until there are so many sides you could hardly tell the difference between them and circles.

What is a 24-sided shape called?

A icositetragon An icosogon is 20 sides, and tetra means 4. Put them together and you get 24

1）A polygon is a shape that has STRAIGHT sides. 2）They MUST have sides that are closed. 3）They also NEED to have at least three sides. 4）They have the same number of sides and angles. According to 3 and 4, a circle does not count

What are the names for the polygons above octagon?

9--Nonagon 10--Decagon 11--Hendecagon 12--Dodecagon

What is the difference between a circle, an ellipse, and an oval?

The difference is; with a circle the diameter IS THE SAME all the way around, but with a ellipse the diameter CAN CHANGE as you go around, so a circle is a ellipse but an ellipse is not always a circle. Hope this helps!

Are quadrilaterals always four sided shapes?

Yes they are always four sided.

why does every shape have gon at the end, like hexagon or a pentagon ect.

-Gon is a suffix for a shape that has a specific number of angles.

Who invented the word polygon?

The Greeks invented the word "polygon" probably used by the Greeks well before Euclid wrote one of the primary books on geometry around 300 B.C. "polygon" has been used in English since around 1560 The word comes from two parts: "poly-" = many "-gon" = angle (or knee)

Why is squares rectangles,but rectangles is not squares?Explain

A rectangle has four sides and four right angles, which can also be said about squares. However, a square has four _equal_ sides, which can not be said about all rectangles.

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5th grade

Course: 5th grade > Unit 16

Lesson 3: Properties of shapes

Polygons review

Google Classroom

Review the term polygon and name polygons with up to 8 sides. Then, try some practice problems.

What is a polygon?

A polygon is a closed figure with at least

3

straight sides.

Practice set 1

Problem 1A

Is the following figure a polygon?

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Identifying polygons

Polygons can be named by their number of sides.

Number of sides	Name
$3$ ‍	Triangle
$4$ ‍	Quadrilateral
$5$ ‍	Pentagon
$6$ ‍	Hexagon
$7$ ‍	Heptagon
$8$ ‍	Octagon

Practice set 2

Problem 2A

Which of these shapes are quadrilaterals?

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- grayson.lee
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  An icosogon is 20 sides, and tetra means 4.
  Put them together and you get 24
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  The difference is; with a circle the diameter IS THE SAME all the way around, but with a ellipse the diameter CAN CHANGE as you go around, so a circle is a ellipse but an ellipse is not always a circle. Hope this helps!
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  1）A polygon is a shape that has STRAIGHT sides.
  2）They MUST have sides that are closed.
  3）They also NEED to have at least three sides.
  4）They have the same number of sides and angles.
  
  According to 3 and 4, a circle does not count
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why does every shape have gon at the end, like hexagon or a pentagon ect.
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  The Greeks invented the word "polygon" probably used by the Greeks well before Euclid wrote one of the primary books on geometry around 300 B.C.
  
  "polygon" has been used in English since around 1560
  
  The word comes from two parts:
  "poly-" = many
  "-gon" = angle (or knee)
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  A rectangle has four sides and four right angles, which can also be said about squares.
  
  However, a square has four equal sides, which can not be said about all rectangles.
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